Not adverb
A. He lived with his wife not happily.
B. He solved the problem not easily.
C. He didn't live with his wife happily.
D. He didn't solve the problem easily.
E. He finally arrived, but not quickly.
Q1) Are sentences A and B correct English?
Q2) In sentences A and B, does "not" grammatically negate "happily" and "easily"?
Q3) More generally, is it possible to use "not" to grammatically negate adverbs like in A and B? For example, I think that in sentence E, " not" negate "quickly".
Q4) Is there any situation where A and B are better to say than C and D?
I think that A and B are better if a speaker gives "happily" and "easily" negative emphasis.
Would you please answer my questions one by one?
Thanks a lot!
Top answer
fire1 Q1) Are sentences A and B correct English? No The first should be: A. He lived with his wife unhappily.
- fire1 Q1) Are sentences A and B correct English?
- No The first should be: A.
- He lived with his wife unhappily.
- The second could be: B.
- He solved the problem with great difficulty.
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fire1Q1) Are sentences A and B correct English?
No
The first should be: A. He lived with his wife unhappily.
The second could be: B. He solved the problem with great difficulty.
fire1Q2) In sentences A and B, does "not" grammatically negate "happily" and "easily"?
The question would only be valid for a
0fire1I think that A and B are better if a speaker gives "happily" and "easily" negative emphasis.
If your main purpose is to give sort of emphasis to your expressions, then I guess you might use some strong words.
For example:
1-He hardly solved the problem.
This term would save you hundreds of words, in my opinion.
2-He lived wi
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